NVIDIA Quadro M600M

The 28nm NVIDIA Quadro M600M is an entry-level DirectX 12 (FL 11_0) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a 1st generation Maxwell GPU that is most likely built on the GM107 architecture with 384 of the 640 shader cores activated. Compared to the older Quadro K620M and consumer GeForce 940M, the GPU offers a 128-Bit memory bus that separates it from the GM108-based K620M. The M600M typically comes with 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM clocked at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz effective at 80 GB/s instead of 16 GB/s on the K620M). 

In the Lenovo Thinkpad P70 the M600M is clocked at 837 - 876 MHz (Boost) for the shaders, and 1253 MHz (5012 MHz effektive) for the 2 GB GDDR5 from Samsung (thanks to our reader John for the GPU-Z screenshot).

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Performance

The Quadro M600M is about 20% faster than the previous Quadro K620M thanks to the wider 128-bit memory interface and pretty much right between the siblings Quadro M500M & Quadro M1000M. The consumer GPU GeForce 940MX is beaten by ~10-15%, while the GeForce GTX 950M is another 20% faster.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.0) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M600M can be used for general calculations.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Quadro M600M is rated at the same 30 Watt TGP as the K620M including the board and memory components. Therefore, the card is also suited for thin and light notebooks.

Quadro M Series Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz 256 Bit @ 6606 MHz Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz 256 Bit @ 5012 MHz Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz 128 Bit @ 5508 MHz Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz 128 Bit @ 5012 MHz Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz 256 Bit @ 1300 MHz Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz 256 Bit @ 1200 MHz Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz 64 Bit Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz 128 Bit @ 5012 MHz Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz 64 Bit @ 4004 MHz Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz 256 Bit @ 1200 MHz Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz 256 Bit @ 625 MHz Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz 128 Bit @ 900 MHz Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz 128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Architecture	Maxwell
Pipelines	384 - unified
Core Speed	837 - 876 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed	5012 MHz
Memory Bus Width	128 Bit
Memory Type	GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory	2048 MB
Shared Memory	no
API	DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5
Power Consumption	30 Watt
technology	28 nm
Features	Optimus, PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus
Notebook Size	large
Date of Announcement	02.10.2015
Link to Manufacturer Page	www.nvidia.com

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